North Carolina Program Pays For College In Exchange For Teaching

The New York Times (10/3, Winerip, Subscription Publication) profiles John Williams III, a math and science teacher at Glenn Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina. "In 1993, when Mr. Williams graduated from high school in Goldsboro, N.C., with an A average and a 1,320 on his SATs, he had many options, but he chose the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. The idea is simple: the state pays top academic students to attend a public college, and in return they spend at least four years teaching in a public school. In the 20 years since the first fellows began teaching, the program has flourished."